Training intervention
BehavioralPersonalized digital training intervention aims to correct pathological knee movement and loading patterns and reduce inflammation in pre-stage knee osteoarthritis.
NCT Number: NCT06596824
Osteoarthritis (OA) is a condition that causes pain and stiffness in the joints, often due to injuries like torn ligaments. Even after surgery, these injuries can lead to long-term joint problems. Current treatments don't fully prevent OA from developing. This study is testing a new 12-week exercise program designed to improve how the knee moves, using a special sensor-based system. The goal is to reduce joint inflammation and prevent the development of OA in patients who have had knee surgery.
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All sexes
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Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Personalized digital training intervention aims to correct pathological knee movement and loading patterns and reduce inflammation in pre-stage knee osteoarthritis.
Time frame: at 6-month follow-up visit
Restoration of normal knee angle and moment patterns during walking at 6-month follow-up (compared to normative data), as determined by a machine learning-derived gait index.
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging measurement of cartilage thickness, expressed in millimeters (mm), across predefined articular sub-regions of the knee.
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging measurement of cartilage volume, expressed in cubic millimeters (mm³), across predefined articular sub-regions of the knee.
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging measurement of cartilage composition using laminar T2 relaxation time, expressed in milliseconds (ms), reflecting cartilage water content and collagen organization across predefined articular sub-regions of the knee.
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging measurement of meniscus extrusion, expressed in millimeters (mm), defined as the distance the meniscus extends beyond the edge of the tibial plateau.
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging measurement of Hoffa synovitis, expressed as a signal distribution pattern (dimensionless) within the infrapatellar (Hoffa's fat pad) region.
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Quantitative magnetic resonance imaging measurement of joint effusion and synovitis, expressed as synovial fluid volume in cubic millimeters (mm³).
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Semi-quantitative assessment of structural pathology using the Magnetic Resonance Imaging Osteoarthritis Knee Score (MOAKS), where scores range from 0 (no cartilage damage) to 3 (severe cartilage damage), with higher scores indicating greater pathology, across fourteen articular sub-regions.
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Circulating and synovial fluid markers of joint tissue remodeling (e.g., CTX-I, CTX-II, PRO-C2, C1M) will be measured using validated immunoassays with detection limits in the nanogram-per-milliliter (ng/mL) range.
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Plasma or serum concentrations of inflammatory cytokines and soluble mediators (e.g., TNF-α, G-CSF, IFN-γ, IL-6) will be determined using validated multiplex immunoassays with detection limits in the picogramm-per-milliliter (pg/mL) range.
Time frame: Baseline, 6, and 36 months follow-up visits
Immune cell subpopulations in peripheral blood and synovial fluid are analyzed by standardized multiparameter flow cytometry for basic phenotyping of T cells, B cells and myeloid cell populations and reported either as absolute or relative cell count.
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Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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Personalized Digital Training Intervention to Reduce Inflammation by Correcting Pathological Movement Patterns in Pre-stage Knee Osteoarthritis (OA)
Acronym: PROTO-WP4
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